Waka Ama : Paddling Calls

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Objectives

Gain Achievement - Student follows and uses paddling calls such as "hip" (to change). Gain Merit - Student consistently follows and uses paddling calls and understands their meaning. Gain Excellence - Student consistently leads paddling calls and can accurately decide when to use them.

Calls	Meaning	When Used
Kia rite	Get Ready	At commencement of paddling
Hoea	Paddle Forward	To start the team paddling together
Hip / Hut	Change	To effect change of side the paddler is paddling on
Hold Water	Hold Water	Team places paddle in the water alongside the gunnel to stop the waka from continuing to move
Mau	Hold	Paddlers in Seat 1 & 2 to reach out to the left place paddle in the water to turn the ihu
Pana	Hold	Paddlers in Seat 1 & 6 to enter their blades by their knees and hold up against the hull, to act as a rudder.
Waho	Out	Paddlers in Seat 1, 2 & sometimes 5 are already in mau or pana action, next they start to pull the blade toward them, ensuring the water they pull goes under the hull.  This causes the ihu or noko to turn left or right if in 5 & 6.
Kia Mau	Stop	Paddlers to take paddles out of the water and stop paddling.
Power	Power	This can have different meanings for different teams, generally this means more power in the power phase of the stroke
Kick it	Kick it	Once again this can have different meanings, generally a term used to pick up the rate and or power in the waka to get the waka moving more efficiently and with speed.